House fire in Ipswich

Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service is responding to a large property fire on Henniker Road in Ipswich. 

The fire involves the roofs of two semi-detached houses. Both roofs are on fire, and the roof of one property has collapsed.

Everyone who was in the properties has been accounted for.

Six fire engines are at the scene and crews are working to bring the fire under control. The incident area has been divided into manageable sections to allow firefighters to tackle the fire more effectively and safely.

Update (12:18pm)

The stop message was called at 12:06pm. 

Firefighters used two hose reel jets, two 45m jets, an aerial ladder platform, breathing apparatus, three hydrants and four thermal imaging cameras to tackle the blaze and check for hotspots. 

A fire investigation is currently underway.